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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "EuromillionInerternational" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <euroseguros@mrlottery.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:45:14 +0200
Subject: Congratulations!!!


€uromillones lotería international
CALLE FRANCISCO DE ICAZA 5,
28025 MADRID-ESPAÑA.
TEL/FAX: 0034 917 903 609

Date: 27/09/11
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY
REF NO: ESN/2551256/11KFC
BATCH NO: KM/00750013/ESP

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
Following the late result release of EUROMILLIONES/LOTERIA/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on Tuesday 19th of July 2011, due to mix up of some email addresses and numbers, after vital verifications the results was later released on Tuesday 27th of September 2011 at 9.15am. Your email address, which was entered as a dependent, attached to ticket number 53095-0, and serial number 126-03 which draws the lucky numbers 2-3-15-45-49, that consequently won the lottery in the second category. You have therefore been approved of a lump sum payout of €1.522.978,55 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT EUROS FIFTY-FIVE CENTS ONLY!) in cash credited to file with REF,NO:ESN/2551256/11/KFC AND BATCH No:KM/00750013/ESP.This is from a total cash prize of €9.137, 871.30 (NINE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, EIGHTY HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE EUROS THIRTY CENS ONLY.) Shared among six(6) international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

In order to provide maximum security of your winning fund, your fund is now deposited with a security company in Madrid and insured in your name under article 72 section 4 sub 155 constitution of Spanish which authorized all foreign winning prize to be insured to avoid act of extortion and the insurance bond can not be break until the beneficiary received his or her winning fund. Due to activities of false practices, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your choice of destination as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted exploitation of this program by other participants.
All participants were selected through computer ballot system, international marketing department of EuroMilliones International, in conjunction with world leading humanitarian organizations, with the help of chambers of commerce of countries from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America, North America and Africa as part of our international/humanitarian promotions program which we conduct twice a year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in next year subsequent international promotions program.

To begin your lottery claim please contact your claiming agent Miguel A Payo. Foreign operations manager of EURO SEGUROS S.A. On Tel: 0034 679 098 665. email:euroseguros@mrlottery.com, for the processing and remittance of your winning prize to a designation of your choice. Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than ONE MONTH. After one month, all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed Prize. And also be informed that 10% of your Lottery Winning belongs to EURO SEGUROS S.A. as part of their commission. This commission shall be paid to EURO SEGUROS S.A after you have received your winning prize.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number, batch number and winning numbers in every of your correspondence with us or your claims agent. Furthermore should there be any change of address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all the members of our staffs and thank you for being part of this year international promotions program.


Yours Sincerely.
Mrs. lsabel Gomez
VICE PRESIDENT
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE


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